The bond between a mother and her child is incomparable to other types of relationships. Many mothers express an intangible, yet irreplaceable urge to care and protect the beings they bring into this world, although each parent may express this love in different ways. While children spend their entire lives developing an attachment to their mother, new research suggests that this significant bond is established as soon as the son or daughter begins breastfeeding. Read more

Summertime has arrived and with it the much-anticipated break from the boring is afoot. It’s time to enjoy the nice weather with friends and family and break away from the everyday routine. Vacations are a must for some, but when a person is recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction, vacation time can be pretty touchy subject.

For a person trying to maintain sobriety, it can be vital to have a few tactics for remaining clean and clear while still having fun during their vacation. Read more

For some, a holiday or celebration is not only an enjoyable time of the year, but also the most stressful. This coming July 4th is a time for celebration with family and friends as well as a chance to possibly indulge in a few cocktails. A holiday such as the Fourth of July can be an amazing time to celebrate and catch up, but for those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction who are trying to stay sober, this time can bring about another struggle. Read more

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There has been an ongoing problem with prescription drug abuse in the NFL. Numerous players have come forward confessing to using and abusing prescription drug in recent years. While some may assume the professional athletes in questions received these pills from local drug dealers, the DEA uncovered the source of these prescription painkillers — a pharmacy. Read more

America’s white-collar working class has found a larger demand for prescription stimulants to increase work performance. According to Express Scripts, the country’s largest prescription-drug manager, roughly 2.6 million American adults have received ADHD medication in 2012, which marks a 53 percent increase over just the past four years. Use among adults 26 to 34 years old also doubled. Read more

Many people are well aware of the prescription drug addiction trend in America. For many, it is deemed more acceptable than abusing street drugs because the medication can be obtained with a doctor’s permission. Prescription drug abuse doesn’t hold the same stigma as other hard drugs, yet it takes more lives than all other illicit drugs combined. According to the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, nearly four out of five people who use heroin started with prescription painkillers. Ironically enough, an attempt to hinder the excessive abuse of the popular prescription opioid OxyContin has actually caused a spike in the amount of people switching over to heroin. Read more

Prescription drug addiction is a life-threatening epidemic in today’s society. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, prescription drug use is the highest among illicit drugs, coming second only to marijuana use. The rate of prescription drug use has shot up exponentially over the past decade and these drugs continue to take more lives than all other illegal drugs combined.

The number of prescriptions filled for pharmaceutical opioids, such as Oxycontin, Opana, Dilaudid and Vicodin has increased at an alarming rate. From 1999 to 2007, the milligram-per-person use of prescription opioids in the United States has increased by 402 percent. Additionally, between 2000 and 2009, retail pharmacies dispensed prescription opioids at a rate that has increased by 48 percent. These numbers demonstrate the increase in abuse across the country. Read more

Unfortunately, some still hold onto the stigma that alcoholics and drug addicts brought their addictions onto themselves; that they decided to experience hardship and other negative occurrences. By now, research has proven otherwise and has discovered many different factors that can influence why an individual may fall prey to a substance addiction. One of these factors may even be intelligence.

There have been numerous studies conducted to research the correlation between IQ-based intelligence and alcohol consumption. Some research has even shown a positive correlation between the two variables and could even suggest that those with higher IQ scores are more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs. Read more

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), approximately 23.5 million Americans suffer from addiction every day. Somehow though only 2.6 million (11.2 percent) people receive treatment in a specialized drug addiction treatment facility. The treatment rate in America has increased slightly since 2002 but for the most part it has remained fairly consistent.

Drug and alcohol treatment programs provide clients with a safe place to focus on sobriety and improve their lives. These treatment programs help interrupt the self-destruction that plagues addicts by placing them in a more structured, recovery-based environment. In this setting, those focused on achieving sobriety have access to therapy groups, individual counseling and recovery support groups. Therapy sessions and these other resources are key in maintaining sobriety during and after treatment. Read more

America’s war on drugs has spanned over 30 years. It has spearheaded the implementation of stricter policies and led to many non-violent drug offenders spending time behind bars. Despite the efforts of law enforcement to lower the substance abuse trend, drug addicts will keep finding another way to get their fix.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s survey on drug use and health, 23.5 million Americans struggle with addiction every day, and only 2.6 million (11.2 percent) of them received treatment in a specialized drug addiction treatment facility. These numbers have increased slightly over the past 13 years but, for the most part, have remained fairly consistent. Read more

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